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In an X – ray tube, electrons accelerated through a potential difference of 15, 000 volts strike a copper target. The speed of the emitted X – ray inside the tube is . . . . . . . . . . .m/s

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Deepak Patra
12 Years ago
The speed of X – rays is always 3 x 108 m/s in vacuum. It does not depend on the potential differences through which electrons are accelerated in an X – ray tube.
Note : All electromagnetic waves propagate at 3 x 108 m/s in vacuum.

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